Translation of a Mediterranean-Style Diet into the Australian Dietary Guidelines: A Nutritional, Ecological and Environmental Perspective

Evangeline Mantzioris; Anthony Villani

doi:10.3390/nu11102507

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Translation of a Mediterranean-Style Diet into the Australian Dietary Guidelines: A Nutritional, Ecological and Environmental Perspective

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Translation of a Mediterranean-Style Diet into the Australian Dietary Guidelines: A Nutritional, Ecological and Environmental Perspective

Evangeline Mantzioris and Anthony Villani

Nutrients, Vol.11(10), 2507

2019

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3390/nu11102507

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Abstract

Mediterranean diet

dietary guidelines

Australia

environmental sustainability

Mediterranean diet adherence

A Mediterranean diet (MedDiet) has been widely investigated and promoted as one of the 'healthiest' dietary patterns with respect to reductions in chronic disease risk and longevity. Moreover, it also emphasizes a plant-based dietary pattern consistent with an environmentally sustainable healthy reference diet conveyed by the EAT-Lancet Commission report. Nevertheless, the MedDiet does not exclude, but rather moderates consumption of animal-based foods, and therefore has emerged as a dietary pattern that could address both health and environmental concerns. However, whether non-Mediterranean countries such as Australia can adhere to such dietary principles is less clear. In this narrative review, we present evidence from eight randomized control trials conducted in Australia which demonstrates impressive and sustained adherence to a MedDiet intervention. However, we also report heterogeneity in the dietary protocols and prescriptive interpretation of a MedDiet across all studies presented in this review, making interpretations of the efficacy and adherence challenging. Based on the observable health benefits, translating key dietary elements of a Mediterranean-style diet within the Australian population remains attractive. However, adapting or modernizing traditional dietary patterns to satisfy the population's nutritional requirements and/or acceptability warrants further exploration.

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Title: Translation of a Mediterranean-Style Diet into the Australian Dietary Guidelines: A Nutritional, Ecological and Environmental Perspective
Authors: Evangeline Mantzioris (Author) - University of South Australia
Anthony Villani (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - School of Health & Sport Sciences
Publication details: Nutrients, Vol.11(10), 2507; 17
Publisher: MDPI AG
Date published: 2019
DOI: 10.3390/nu11102507
ISSN: 2072-6643
Copyright note: Copyright © 2019 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland. This article is an open access article distributed under the terms and conditions of the Creative Commons Attribution (CC BY) license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Health - Nutrition & Dietetics; School of Health and Sport Sciences - Legacy; School of Health and Behavioural Sciences - Legacy
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450794802621
Output Type: Journal article

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